Life-saving garment and belt.



APPLICATION FILED JAN 6, 1912,

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

3 SERIES-SHEET l.

J. & A. BERMAN.

' LIFE SAVING GARMENT AND BELT.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 6, 1912.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

3 SHEETS SHEI-IT 2 I 'flttorws;

J. '85 A. BE RMAN.

LIFE SAVING GARMENT AND BELT. APPLICATION TILED JAN. 6, 1912.

Patented Nov. 4, 191

8 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

my @5 02" 1 p JACOB BERIVLAN AND ALFRED HERD/IAN, OF ZeZANCFESTER.

LIFE-SAVING G Application filed January 6, 1912.

Serial N0. 669.848.

To n w/mm 2'7 127 (13 1702100271,:

lie if; known that we, 1x001; HERMAN and Am nnn Firming subjects 01 ill: lxing of Great Britain, residing at Illnin'rliesier, in the county 01 Llll'lCflFi'Li', llnglnncl, have invented. ('Ll'lillll new and useful linprovements in Lill -Saving: Garments and Bells; and We do lierebv (llfiflfil'e the follmving to be :1 full, clear, and exact description of the ini eniimn such as will enable others skilled in the nrl to Wlllf'l] it nppertnins to make nnnl use the same.

This; imenlinn relates to iniproweinenls in the nun-inflatable lype of life saving gar- .nenis 21ml belts and has for ils object 1.0 ren- (lil' lllO. SZHHQ more flexible, (:onipnr't, light,

nnil el 'eient ilmn hitherto has been the (use Tn l'lHS eml we form the gz'irniv-nl in the slmpe if :1 jaelqel'v 01' vest or a lil e bell 0i Fig'me l :1 front elevation purlly in seclion and Fig. 2 a buck OlCr'illlOll oil in-ckel formed in neem'eanre Wlll'l our invention. section of 1 and Fig. l :ii! ie l se'rlinnnl \"lQW of 'be sleeve, and 5 l defnr'liefl sectien on an 021-- L I smile of :1 pnrti n oi the jacket 1'" (l and 7 are front ol vntinns par? v in ser'umn and Ti anil 9 are burl: elemtio'sis of n life sewn; \Qhl nnil bell ennslruel'ed in :20 eomlnnce with our inveni'inn. l igs. l0 and 12 are elemziimr-s, Figs. 11 nnil l3 cross s ciimn; i'es ecii\ ely, ani'l liigzf. l4 :1 ernss seil'iim of a modification of our inveniinn.

Similar letters refer $0 similar tlrrqnglioul Lille SQYOl'lll. .flienx.

In carrying ()Ul our invenl'inn snarl roll-rring to Fig l. 2 and i Y ljn nc embmfliinenli llie sides, secured to each other at oer-lain (lisiances say by means of strips of: waterprnn'f fabric solutionecl there l'llllS for ing compartments 1 all around and. along 59 the whole length of the gl irment. These 00mpartinents are filled with vurleling and hermetieallv sealed all nrcnncl by the said two l-lllLlZnCE 3 of cloth. The garment 3' also be use-(l when fieliing or the like 2.. Water- 5 pronf W('l'C0 Ll' as the fi ling of l\il(:i.Ll.l11g makes ll very warm to weal,

Acmrlling in another embodiment 0f our invention we may form a life 52. gar-- me of n vest as liown 6 {mil 7 or in the sliai1 e of :1

in Figs. 8 and 9 in each c or belt is al; inmle mm of in. wnliei'pifnef (-lnilz, Y "fabric emiled an or r bnlli sides will and formed inlie eon'iparlinen nnililing nnil l1; neijieally (use of the jrket alescribec r so prov I 5 between the le: and the Filfl}! over @1011 shonlileiu we inelose in. :eu. p 01' rollec hermetically (lose (l emerlng proof nie 3* fabric son ted with as shown. in l? U 1.0, 11 1:23, 13 P snirl 'Wmld may llli."

igs.

rolled 0:,- plzn around i 10 ll find 12 I a eve and run enl pl oye-zl Wznlding'.

lliieln es or will ll and reimnml lll 51ml l. m llr lGIQ mweri l nice Z between 105 g'zmnem nithey nun be n 1% m1: will be readily mil, .3ns nliun.

li 0 Plain):

The coinlliimlim'; in life saving or belt of two thicknesses of Waterproof fabric cemented together to form pockets, with a hermetically cicsed waterproof fabric covering inside each of the said pockets and cemented to the said two thicknesses of Waterproof fabric and a filling of Wadding in each of the said coverings, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

Iii-testimony whereof We have affixed our signatures 111 presence of two Witnesses. JACOB BERMAN. ALFRED BE MAN Witnesses F. B. Bossi-mim'r, STANLEY E. BRAMALL. 

